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Invisible Sky, Visible State: Environmental Governance and Political Support in China

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Title Invisible Sky, Visible State: Environmental Governance and Political Support in China
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/6VR1RV
 
Creator Ding, Iza
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description How do political authorities in China respond to mounting environmental problems? Moreover, on what basis do they succeed in securing public approval in the realm of environmental governance? In this study, I argue that local authorities perform "symbolic responsiveness" as a strategy to manage public opinion over environmental issues. Furthermore, symbolic responsiveness is effective in generating public approval, despite the lack of, and sometimes at the expense of appreciable improvement in environmental quality. Data collected in 2014-2015.
 
Subject Social Sciences
 
Contributor Ding, Iza